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package org.dengues.core.process;

import java.util.List;

import org.dengues.core.components.IXMLComponent;
import org.dengues.core.components.NodePropertyParameter;
import org.dengues.core.external.IExternalData;

/**
 * Qiang.Zhang.Adolf@gmail.com class global comment. Detailled comment <br/>
 * 
 * $Id: Dengues.epf 2008-1-7 qiang.zhang $
 * 
 */
public interface ICompNode extends IGefNode {

    /**
     * Qiang.Zhang.Adolf@gmail.com Comment method "getExternalData".
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public IExternalData getExternalData();

    /**
     * Qiang.Zhang.Adolf@gmail.com Comment method "getComponent".
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public IXMLComponent getComponent();

    /**
     * Qiang.Zhang.Adolf@gmail.com Comment method "getCompName".
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public String getCompName();

    /**
     * Qiang.Zhang.Adolf@gmail.com Comment method "getElementParameters".
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public List<NodePropertyParameter> getElementParameters();

    /**
     * Qiang.Zhang.Adolf@gmail.com Comment method "setNodeParameterValue".
     * 
     * @param name
     * @param value
     */
    public void setNodeParameterValue(String name, Object value);

    /**
     * Qiang.Zhang.Adolf@gmail.com Comment method "getElementParameter".
     * 
     * @param name
     * @return
     */
    public NodePropertyParameter getElementParameter(String name);

    /**
     * Qiang.Zhang.Adolf@gmail.com Comment method "getDataUniques".
     * 
     * @return
     */
    List<String> getDataUniques();

}
